Family psychologist Dr. David Palmiter says you can adjust your mood by focusing on the positive – try to exercise outdoors or indoors, write down what you’re grateful for, commit an act of kindness or recall a happy memory.

Some of our staff members have decided to mentally move past winter, even if Mother Nature insists it isn’t over yet. Foods of summer seem to be one of the choice methods for the mind game. One of our photojournalists said he protested winter by making potato salad and tuna salad, which are usual summertime fare for him. Other news staffers channeled summer thoughts with ice cream.